I’ll admit it. In the years since I’ve lived in DC as an unmarried 30-something I have become a *teensy* bit more liberal. This is, of course, compared to the idealistic and painfully naive 21 year old that I had been. While people who know me well might know the inner workings of my mind, the truth is that the only real difference with me and my opinions is my…
Today I’m taking a page from Kelly in the City and writing a few things that are on my mind right now. Not necessarily because you care but because I enjoy writing and hope to get back in a regular habit of it. I’m refreshed. I started writing this post when we were a week away from Easter break and now I’m in the throws of it. As someone who’d…
Note: There was a time in my life when I would have been way too afraid to post something like this. In my early blogging days, I wrote a lot about culture and politics… and that ruffled a few, very mean feathers. It takes a lot to offend me but everyone gets beaten down after time. Plus, working at a rather left-leaning school as a conservative *did* put a target…
I’m going to go against the Matthew Chapter 6 sermon and tell my left hand what my right is doing… Or something like that. Friends, I gave up social media for Lent (and possibly longer) and my life has never been better. OK, I’m bein hyperbolic but giving up social media has been huge for me and I’m loving it. It was a few months ago that I realized that…
It’s been a long time since I’ve cared about the outcome of the Super Bowl. Even though I’m a Browns fan, I’ve not-so-secretly supported Joe Burrow’s career. He transferred from Ohio State (which I’m also a fan of) to LSU and won LSU a long-awaited championship. I should hate him, but I can’t help but think he’s great. Plus, he grew up as a Bengals fan and was drafted by…
I recently read a fantastic personal finance book that really had me convicted about tithing. Some people prefer to call it giving, donations or (my, ahem, personal favorite) “income redistribution.” While I don’t always talk about faith on here, I thought I would offer a disclaimer– even though I’ve certainly had my issues with the Church, I am a Catholic with a bit of an evangelical twist. What does this…
I might sounds like a complete weirdo but I am really loving winter this year. There’s something about the coziness that just forces you to relax, stay in and pass the time doing cathartic things you love. In case you’re unfamiliar with the term, “hygge” is a Danish term that doesn’t translate to English perfectly, but basically is the concept of coziness. Because the Danish have long, arduous winters, they’ve…
Now that things are somewhat back in full swing, I am ready to set my intentions and goals for the year. Getting in to the new year has been a challenge. The school I work at didn’t start back until the 10th, Covid is everywhere and (oh darn!) we are going to be having snow days galore! In case you haven’t set you intentions, allow me to inspire you to…
I’ll be the first to admit that I’m a terrible person to shop for… but that I loooove giving gifts. The fact that I don’t love receiving gifts has a lot more to do with the fact that I hate clutter than it does not appreciating what people get me… But perhaps you don’t care ;). Today I thought I’d share some gift ideas for the people in your life!…
I haven’t done one of these posts in a while and thought it would be fun this week! January felt like it lasted roughly 900 years this year and I’m frankly glad it’s almost over. I usually embrace the coziness of winter but this year I’m just not loving it. Onto February! What We’re Eating I started Noom (more on this later) back on 1/10. One thing I love about…